Ballet Changed My Life
Series 1
Series Summary
Channel 4 joins with Birmingham Royal Ballet and Youth at Risk to set Birmingham and Black Country youth a challenge of a lifetime. Do they have what it takes to perform live on stage with a cast of professional dancers in the acclaimed MacMillan production of Romeo and Juliet?
Episodes (8)
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Birmingham Royal Ballet and four other local authorities have set up a dance project to help turn around the often troubled lives of a…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet continue their dance project to help turn around the troubled lives of a group of young people, as they begin…
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As rehearsals become compulsory, some of the kids surprise themselves with the emotions unleashed by learning their roles. Some even…
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After 18 months, the big night finally arrives. The young people of the Ballet Hoo! Company join the professionals at Birmingham Royal…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet's head of Physiotherapy Nick Allen explains how ballet dancers stay fit and free from injury.
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How do ballerinas manage to float effortlessly on tip-toe across a stage? Birmingham Royal Ballet's Shoe Master Michael Clifford shares…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet's productions rely on more than dancers and choreography. Wardrobe mistress Lili Sobieralska shows viewers some of…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet's Wig Maker Henry Menary in a backstage look at the work that goes into creating the dancers' hairpieces, and…
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